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Lethal Weapon
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- 1987
- Richard Donner
- 112 mins
- 18
Summary
Action thriller starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Martin Riggs is a detective whose almost suicidal recklessness makes him a walking time bomb for criminals and colleagues alike. His reluctant partner, Roger Murtaugh, is a mature family man who plays everything by the book and wants to see out his police years as safely as possible. The duo are reluctantly teamed together to take on a vicious international heroin ring being run by former Vietnam mercenaries.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
John Marriott
Implausibility is a large part of the entertainment in this romp par excellence, with each overblown set piece becoming ever more ludicrous. The basic buddy-buddy situation is a familiar one, but Mel Gibson, as the loose-cannon detective whose disregard for danger reaches new heights when he investigates a drugs ring, and Danny Glover, as his play-by-the-rules, ever-fretful partner, bring a great deal of spirit and fun to the mindless mayhem. The chalk-and-cheese chemistry of the two leads was so popular that three further sequels were made over the next ten years.
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rolenameMartin RiggsMel GibsonRoger MurtaughDanny GloverJoshuaGary BuseyGeneral McAllisterMitchell RyanMichael HunsakerTom AtkinsTrish MurtaughDarlene LoveRianne MurtaughTraci WolfeAmanda HunsakerJackie SwansonNick MurtaughDamon HinesCarrie MurtaughEbonie SmithBeat copBill KalmensonDixieLycia NaffCaptain Ed MurphySteve KahanBeat copFrank ReinhardEndoAl Leong
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rolenameDirectorRichard Donner
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Theatrical distributor
Columbia-Cannon-Warner
Released on
1987-08-28
Languages
English | English
Guidance
Violence, swearing, nudity.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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